Kwara senator clinches PDP ticket hours after leaving APC

Senator Saliu Mustapha, representing Kwara Central, has secured the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senatorial summons for the district, conscionable hours aft leaving the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The PDP Kwara State chairman, Issa Bawa, presented the summons to Mustapha connected Friday, formally making him the party’s campaigner for the 2027 election.

Mustapha, who is besides the Turaki of Ilorin Emirate, announced his resignation from the APC earlier successful the day, citing caller developments wrong the enactment successful Kwara State.

In his resignation letter, helium said helium made the determination aft consultations with governmental stakeholders, supporters, constituents and different Kwarans.

He said his determination was based connected his content that authorities should absorption connected the interests of the people, principles and a wide consciousness of purpose.

“Where the way of a governmental level nary longer sufficiently aligns with these convictions and the aspirations of the radical 1 represents, the honourable happening to bash is to illustration a caller course,” helium said.

Mustapha thanked APC leaders, including President Bola Tinubu, for the relationships and experiences helium gained portion successful the party.

He besides assured the radical of Kwara Central that leaving the APC would not alteration his committedness to serving them.

“To my constituents, supporters, governmental associates and stak...